ISSTI Interdisciplinary Masterclass
Event: WorkshopStart date: 18 Jun 2008 09:00
End date: 19 Jun 2008 00:00
Speaker(s): TBC
Organised by:
Dr Catherine Lyall, ESRC Innogen Centre
Venue: University of Edinburgh
This residential workshop aims to develop participants' research management, leadership and supervisory skills in interdisciplinary projects that span the social and natural sciences (including engineering and medical sciences).
At the end of the workshop we hope that participants will have:
- explored their motivations for interdisciplinary research and the different modes of interdisciplinary working
- considered some of the skills needed to be a good interdisciplinary researcher, research manager and leader of interdisciplinary teams
- discussed some of the ways in which interdisciplinary collaboration may be sustained, the problems that may be encountered and tactics for addressing such challenges
The workshop programme will include talks from experienced interdisciplinary researchers who will draw on their own research to illustrate a number of themes such as:
- different models of interdisciplinarity and the impact this has on research design
- preparing an interdisciplinary research proposal
- building and leading an interdisciplinary research team
- developing and communicating understanding of socio-economic dimensions of complex technical issues
- publication strategies
Further details:
This workshop is open to any ESRC-funded researchers at postdoctoral level and above who are engaged in interdisciplinary research but we think it will be of most benefit to researchers who are thinking about leading an interdisciplinary project for the first time.
There will be no charge for this event, which will include accommodation and meals, but attendees must be able to cover their own travel expenses. The meeting will run from Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon.
As places will be limited to 15, particpants are encouraged to register early for the workshop. any queries can be directed to Dr Catherine Lyall.
This event is funded by the ESRC's Researcher Development Initiative (RDI) which supports the training and development of researchers in the social sciences at all stages of their career.
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